Helmet cap



P. DAVIS HELMET CAP March l2, 1935.

Filed Jan. 22. 1954 w? ATTORNEY INVENTOR Mil/b m/s Fatented Mar. 12,A19355 UNITED ysit/ares, PATENT oFFicE I 1,994,212] Y HELMET oneA PhilipDavis,'Br1ook1lyn, N. Y.V 1 Y. 1 Applica-tionJanuary 22, `ilifleiieralNo.1 70275.81

4 ciairiis; (olie- 205) f V4Ei teriel for engaging eomp1ete1y overveneefheed; of the tubular pieces together `to Aproduce-a tuft andformed Vwith an E'opening on one side for ex- 13 and etthe Seme time t0fcm the dome-Shape posing the face j previously described. Each piece isused5to form YStill further the' invention proposes arranging e cep- TheCep lleS itS lewe!" edge114l01lled S0 io theknitted materia1 with a tuftat theton asf to Smartly nish the loweredee of the cap. 1o Still furtheruthe invention valso contemplates TheV edge Of-tlle Opening 11` iS OImedWith Stitches the Vprovision ef. e nep ef' naps upon Jene' edge of 15serving.l to nish it to prevent unraveling' of Said opening; v theknitted material and also -to add to the orna-`` Still .further theinventionvproposes an'ar-4 meHtelefiect. i f 1 i rangemntwhereby a'.plurality 0f agps are a,r` A' Hap 16 iS knitted integral With thematerial 15 ranged along the .edge of the vopening and .ai 10 andextends from one edge of theiopening l1. means iszprovidedlto ho1d theseiiaps tothe out- Thisrflap. is turned upwardsas clearlyillustrated sideof the knitted material or the inside of the in Fiss. 1 and 2 andsecured in a raised position knitted material forming Said helmet een,by several stitches 1'7. These stitches 1'1 also As another object ofthis invention an arrangee Secure buttons 18 upon the liep felOrnamental 20 ment is proposed whereby the edges of the openpurposes-The Opening 1l preferably Should be ing may be contracted for Changingits size of heart shape and is so illustrated merely for Still furtherthe invention proposes the conelemeltel DllIDcSeS- Y struction of anarticle as mentioned which is sim- InV Fig. 3 a modified ferm 0f thearticle has ple and durable and which may be manufactured been dSClOSedWhich iS Substantially Similar t0 25 and sold at a, reasonable Cost, theConstruction illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2,

For further comprehension of theinvention, Similar Darts met .berecognized by the Same and of the objects and advantages thereof, rei-Yreference numerals. but departing merely in the erence wi11 be had tothe following description arrangement of flaps upon the edge of theopenandaccompanying drawing, and to the'appended ing 11- In the Prierdevice iuSt one ap was 30 claims in which the various novel features ofthe provided, arranged at the top of the opening so as invention aremore particularly set forth. to be located upon the forehead of a wearerof the In the accompanying drawing forming a ma-V cap. InV the formillustrated in Fig. 3 a pair of terial part of this disclosure-f i flaps16 are integral with the knitted material Fig. 1 is a front elevationalView of a helmet and arranged upon the opposite sides of the open- 35ce!) cOlStIllcted according t0 this iIlVeIltiOn. ing 11. These flaps 16assume positions over the Fig. 2 iS a Vertical Secticnel VieW teken 0nthe cheeks of a wearer of the helmet cap. Buttons 18 li11e-2-210f Fig/L1 are secured down upon the flaps 16 by threads Fle- 3 1S e View Slmlleft0 Fie- 1 but illustret- (similar to the threads 17 iuustrated in Fig.2) ing a modified arrangement. 1 which also hold the naps 16' inposition. 40

Flg- 4 1S a' fragmentary horgontal sectlonal In Fig. 5 anotherembodiment of the invention wel? takfm on. meinte 4 "4 (if Flg' 3'. hasbeen disclosed which isV very similar to the Flg- 5 1S a' VlW sum1 toFig' 1 @t must-faim form illustrated in Fig. 1 distinguishing, in theanother embodiment of the invention. 1 l t th b tt f th Fig. 6 isanother View similar to Fig. 1 but illusprovlslon of a cape portlon 270a e o om o e helmet cap for the purpose of slightly extending 45 tratmganother embodiment of the invention.

Fig. Y'7 is a fragmentary sectional View taken over the Shoulders.' of'fl' Weafr' The lqwer edge on the une 7 7 of Fig 61 of this cape portionis finished by stitches 21. Fig. 8 is a similar View to Fig. 7illustrating Still further the helmet cap .1s provlded Wlth an anothermodied arrangementV of the invention. Cipemnig 11' for SXPOSmg the fef'1 50 The helmet cap illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 Inv Figs. 6 and '7`another variation of the 1neomprises knitted materiau 10 ofsubstantially vention has been dlScloSed in Winch several aps dome-shapefor engaging completelyover ones 22 and 23, are errenged elOilild theedges Of the head andy formed with an opening 11 upon one opening 11.These flaps are provided with hook 1 side for exposing the face, Theknitted mateelements 24 having points 25 extended in opposite 55 Thisinventionrelates to newV v'and useful improvements in a helmetv cap. 1

1 The invention has for an` object the construetion of a helmet capwhichis characterized by a substantiallydome-shaped piece of knitted-A mariall0 preferably should be formed by knitting .on a conventionalkcirculapknitting machine andl producing tubular 'knitted material whichis` thereafter' cut into small tubular pieces. A cord- 12 may then beusedfor drawing oneend ofeach` direction so as to be engageable againstthe knitted material 10 with the flaps on the outer or the inner sides.These hooks 24 serveV to hold the flaps in either position stated. Thenap 22 is shown secured upon the outer side While the flaps 23 upon theinner side. This arrangement provides flexibility whereby all of theflaps may be arranged upon the outer side or the inner side or variouscombinations.

A feature of arranging the ilaps as stated lies in the fact that thedesign of the cap may thus be controlled by setting the cap to thefeatures of a wearer.

ing upon the features of the face. E'urt heir-more a means is providedfor contracting the edges of the opening 1l to change its sizefandlshapeifE This means comprises a cord 26 which is.- arranged slidablyWithin the stitches 15 which 'nish the edges of the opening il.l Thiscord hasA free ends 272 knotted together and arrangedl behind one of theflaps,A preferably theetop flap22. It ispossible within ther-scope ofthe invention as dened'in the appended claims.

Havingthus described my, invention, what I' Some persons willundoubtedly look: better with the aps in one condition and other personswith the flaps in other condition depend' knitted; ma terial, and meansArfor,.contractingl the claim as new and desire Yto secure by UnitedStates Y Letters Patent is:- e

1. A helmet cap,comprising knitted material j'V Y of substantiallydome-shape for engaging com`VV pletely over ones head and formed with anopen- 5 ing on one side for exposing the face, a plurality of aps alongthe edge of said opening, and means for holding said flaps outside orinside of said knitted material. f Y v -2. Afhelm'et .capecomprisingknittejd material .10

of substantially;dome-shapeiior; engaging-` com- .pletely over ones headand formed with an opening-on one side for exposing the face, aplurality ,y ofwflaps along the edge of said opening, and means forholding said flaps outside or inside of saidl 4 ing on one side' forexposing the face,V a pluralityY Y of f lapsfalong .the edge of saidopeningand1means for` holding said fla-ps '.outsidefor inside Yo f.saidf' 25 edges of Ysaid opening 'v 4. A-h'elmet cap, comprisingknitte'dmateriak of substantially dome-shape for ,engaging completelyover 4ones head and-:formed Withian open- Y ing on .oney sidelforexposing the face; a plurality.A 30j` mounted .upon the edgeof theopening'and;havingA `35. Y' j endsadapteditobeltied together; Y

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